Drawer for casings.



'.T. H. FASSETT. DRAWER FOR GASINGS. APPLICATION IjILBD APE. a, 1907.

Patented May 11, 1909.

N La JAMES H. FASSETT, OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

DRAWER FOR CASINGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed April 8, 1907. Serial No. 366,974.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES I-I. FAssn'r'r, a citizen of the United States, residing in Nashua, in the county of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawers for Casings, of which the following is a specication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in structures in which drawers are provided, instead of being fitted with the usual shelves; and an obj ect of my invention is to provide a structure of this class in which the drawers may be moved with the slightest effort and in which the eect of air compression in moving the drawers will be avoided.

In the drawings illustrating 'the principle of my invention and the b est mode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure l is a central vertical sectional view; and F ig. 2 is a perspective view with parts broken away to show the interior arrangement.

The refrigerator shown in the drawings exemplifies one form or embodiment of my invention and is made up of an outer casing a provided with an ice box e and mounted upon casters o. Vithin the outer casing a is removably fitted the inner casing c secured in place by the bolts cl.

The inner casing o is provided with the drawers f and g, the upper one being formed with the slots m to permit the cold air'to descend. Upon each side of the drawers is secured a guide bracket 7L and to each side of the inner casing o is secured a similar guide bracket z' opposite the inner end of each drawer. Interposed between each drawer and the inner casing on each side is a series of jointed bars, commonly called lazy tongs, j, j one bar of which is secured to said casing through one of said guide brackets z', another bar of which is secured to the inner end of the drawer through one of the guide brackets 7L, while one bar at each end of the lazy tongs carries a roller 7c that rides on the adjacent guide bracket, when the drawer is moved in or out.

The bottom of the upper drawer f is formed with apertures m which permit the cold airv to settle; and near the inner end and over the drawer j" is secured a crosspiece or cleat a formed with a groove o in which fits the tongue or rib p formed on the cross-piece g, when the drawer f is drawn out to its full extent. In this way the crosspieces n and g serve as a fermeture to prevent the escape of cold air.

To prevent undue pressure by compression of the air in closing the lower drawer g, when the upper drawer is closed or opened to its full extent, the inner end of the lower drawer is provided with a flap valve fr.

The provision of the inner box c results in ease and cheapness of manufacture and makes the arrangement of parts adaptable to the casing of the refrigerator now in common use. Further, by removing the bolts d the inner box o and the parts therein contained may be readily removed from the outer casing a. The use of the lazy tongs y', j', results in perfectly free movement with the slightest eifect; and the rollers 7c assist in the ease of working.

I claim:

The combination of a casing provided with a pair of guide-brackets, one at each side; a drawer slidably mounted in said casing and provided with a pair of guidebrackets, one at each side; lazy tongs arranged on each side of said drawer; said lazy tongs having at one end one bar connected with one of the pair of guide-brackets which is fastened to said casing and at the same end another bar formed with a roller which travels over the last named bracket, and having at its opposite end one bar connected with one of the pair of guide-brackets which is fastened to said drawer and another bar provided with a roller which travels over the last-named guide-bracket.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of the two undersigned witnesses.

JAMES II. FASSETT.

Witnesses:

SADIE A. RILEY, Geo. F. JACKSON. 

